Canadian wholesalers had a busy June. Sales rose 9% from last year.

In June, wholesale sales were $92.5 billion. This is up 2.8% from May.

Wholesale sales went up 1.9% in June from the previous month.

The machinery and equipment sector had the biggest sales increase. It rose 4.8% in June.

Agricultural supplies and recyclable materials also had higher sales. They rose 8.3% and 9.3%.

Food, beverage, and tobacco sales rose 2.8% in June. Food sales alone rose 3.1%.

The FIFA World Cup drove up demand for tourism and entertainment in June.

In the second quarter, wholesale sales rose 4.2% from the first quarter.

The second quarter's wholesale sales value rose 7.9% from last year.

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